Microsoft have xbox, Sony have playstaion and Nintendo have the wii. After this there is very few other players in the competitive environment. Threat Of Entry The first of Porters five factors discussed will be the threat of entry. Capital requirements are a big part of whether a company can break into an industry, Judging by the case study the cost to develop and manufacture a console to be a competitor with the likes of Sony is far too high for an non-established company. In terms of threat of entry the three main players in the industry Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony are three well established players with a very loyal customer base which makes it very difficult for a new company to try and break in and have a successful run in the industry.
On the contrary is game development for the playstation more costly because of the high software requirements caused by the complex hardware. Less games for the Sony playstation were sold than for its competitors. Nintendo’s Wii was also introduced one year after the launch of the Xbox but gained rapid market share. Further its innovative way of controlling expended the market. New gamers like very young and elderly entered the market.
Look at it from an investor’s perspective. Microsoft, a world leading Software Company that specializes in computing stuff has been on a rough patch for the last ten years. Its immense dip in share price in the early 00’s and a further dip in early 2009 makes it a decade in the low. The giant Corporation has faced an onslaught from its competitors’ Apple, Oracle and Google Inc. While its rivals products in the market seem to be doing well, they have a long list non- performing products including Msn and X box.
As Sainsbury's have a hierarchical structure they are most likely to lose a lot of money because for the marketing and research and development departments to carry out their functions they would need funding from the finance department. For this information to get to the finance department a lot of time would have been wasted and also for the finance department to reply to them, all this would cost them a lot of money. Advantages of Sainsbury's is that the power they have would be successful for the business as when work is being done the communication of the workers together when given commands from the manager and having to work better for the manager to impress them in order for more work to be done and at a more well-organized rate then if there was no pressure from the manager. Disadvantages would be that the workers would start to get stressed from having to complete the workload at too fast a pace for them to work at all times that they will start to work less and dislike there job and some days may not want to work as they are stressed to do work which is too much for them to cope as they are trying too hard to impress, this could lead to employees wanting to quit their job. Advantages are that when having to complete work set out by the manager to the employees it can be done efficiently so that the manager will be able to assess the employee and they could get a promotion to a higher part of their job.
They are spending millions of dollars in purchasing and implementing these softwares. They also have multiple options if one of the software vendors did not agree to their terms. The switching cost for these buyers was relatively high so that gives some power to the vendors. It can be said that the power of buyer force is at average level. Threat of substitutes: There is no good alternative for the softwares and databases – the industry in which Oracle is operating.
The kiosk was the other method that had good results but was also expensive when you see the total cost. Western Washington seem to have better results for hiring when it comes to referrals and kiosk but spend a lot of money on both. Eastern Washington division differs from western when it comes to its recruiting methods. The eastern division results show that they only used media, referrals, and kiosk methods. More people applied using the media, but
The cost to open new business is high and not everyone can afford it but it is also important to take into account that this is a commercial area near a college campus; therefore it attracts more business than other areas. 4. Bargaining power
or La Lucha, the two lowest bids. However, like Ann and James stated in “Collaboration Processes-Inside the Black Box”, cost may actually rise due to contract oversight. In the case, Schulte may face a learning curve as they attempt to development management practices for services they have not previously provided. Similarly, for La Lucha, it is likely that program costs will inflate over time as they expand their team and shore up the capacity. Conversely, Neighborhood Networks is the most expensive bid.
DEVELOPING PROFITABLE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP. It is a challenging time for most business leaders today. Leaders are demanding their company’s grow and so marketers are continually focused on driving their products and services into the hands of new customers. Unfortunately this intense focus on attracting new customers has taken attention away from established or past customers. It is measurably more expensive to attract a new customer than to retain an existing customer.
They have software and warehouses throughout United States and also other parts of the world. Mission Statement They do not have a Mission Statement; however they do have a vision statement. “Our vision is to be earth's most customer centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.” Amazon (2009). Amazon.com Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses Amazon.com has become a very Profitable Organization throughout the year since they were first founded. This e-retailer has survived financial crisis in the early stages of a business.